Region 9- Europe / Eurasia
Council Member since 2022
Current Term expires in 2025
Northern Ireland, Europe
Ivan Shields is a retired sergeant from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Region 9 Coordinator for the Law Enforcement Torch Run International Executive Council. He first got involved with the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) in 2016, after sustaining a serious knee injury that prevented him from playing rugby. He is married and has one daughter.
Ivan Shields started as a local committee member, then Secretary of the LETR in Northern Ireland. He became the Co-Director of the local LETR in 2020, and the Region 9 Coordinator of the LETR International Executive Council in 2022. He has participated in numerous LETR and Special Olympics events in Northern Ireland and Ireland, as well as the Final Leg in UAE (2019) and Germany (2023). He is passionate about supporting Special Olympics athletes and raising awareness and funds for the movement.
Ivan Shields retired from the PSNI in March 2024, after serving as an Armed Response Sergeant and a firearms instructor.
Contact Ivan at shields.ivan@gmail.com